Cancer Protein Description

This report provides a detailed description of a selected cancer protein with information collected from various sources, including UniProt, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute’s Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC), and the Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology.


Protein Name: STYK1
Gene Name: STYK1
Protein Full Name: Tyrosine-protein kinase STYK1
Alias: DKFZP761P1010; EC 2.7.10.2; NOK; NPAK; SuRTK106
Mass (Da): 47547
Number AA: 422
UniProt ID: Q6J9G0
Locus ID: 55359
COSMIC ID: STYK1
Gene location on chromosome: 12p13.2
Cancer protein type: OP
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: GAIN
Effect of active protein on cancer: PROMOTES
Number of cancer specimens: 20755
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.48
Normal role description: STYK1 is a receptor tyrosine kinase. It is involved in cell surivival and proliferation and differentiation. Overexpression is associated with invasion and metastasis.


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